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13 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad

​At least 13 people were killed in two bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, a police source said.

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Ukrainian president disbands parliament, calls early elections

​Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dissolved parliament on Monday and called for early elections on Oct. 26, as tensions were still running high in eastern Ukraine amid fighting between government forces and separatists.

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33 killed in deadly bus crash in Egypt's Sinai

At least 33 people were killed and over 40 others seriously wounded in the early hours of Friday as two buses collided on a highway some 50 km away from Red Sea resort city Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt's South Sinai province, a security source told Xinhua.

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Indian military kills militant in gunfight near Kashmir LoC

​A militant was killed during a gunfight with Indian military Tuesday near the line-of-control (LoC) in restive Kashmir, India's official broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said.

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14 extremists killed in military raid in Egypt's Sinai

At least 14 extremists have been killed in a military raid in the early hours of Sunday in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, an official security source told Xinhua.

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2 killed in flooding in N. India

To people have been killed and two others missing in rivers in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand which has seen incessant showers for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, police said Monday.

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13 executed for terror, violent crimes in Xinjiang

Thirteen people were executed on Monday for terrorist attacks and violent crimes in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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At least 2 Russian tourists killed in bus accident in N. India

At least two Russian tourists were killed, one went missing and several others seriously injured when a vehicle plunged into a river in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, said police.

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Pakistan Taliban claims responsibility for Karachi airport attack

The Pakistan Taliban on Monday morning claimed responsibility for the attack at the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on late Sunday night that killed 19 people and injured 23 others, local media reported.

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24 people dead in 2 days as Afghan security forces mount pressure on Taliban

The government of Afghanistan have stepped up pressure on Taliban militants ahead of the June 14 presidential runoff as two dozen people, mostly militants have been killed since Tuesday.

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22 killed in separate violent attacks across Iraq

Twenty-two people were killed and 24 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Thursday, police and medical sources said

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6 Afghan police killed in Panjshir suicide bombing

At least six police were killed while several civilians were wounded Thursday evening in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghan province of Panjshir, the Interior Ministry said.

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India initiates terror probe into two blasts in Chennai railway station

The Indian authorities on Thursday initiated a terror probe into the twin blasts which ripped through a passenger train in the southern state of Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai.

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4 killed, 3 injured in Taliban attack at hotel in Afghan capital

Four assailants were killed while three people were seriously wounded in Taliban attack at a hotel frequented by foreigners in central Kabul capital of Afghanistan on Thursday night, spokesman for Interior Ministry said.

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Increasing deaths of Palestinians raise fears of violence escalation

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian civilian in the West Bank on Tuesday morning, triggering widespread condemnation from Palestinian leaders, as a sharp uptick in violence between Israel and the Palestinians has killed at least six people in the West Bank and Gaza in the last 24 hours, officials said.

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1 killed, 2 injured at site of under-construction nuclear submarine in S. India

One worker was killed and two others injured in an accident Saturday night at a site of an under- construction nuclear submarine at Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam of South India, news channel CNN-IBN reported.

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Increased Afghan militancy, conflicts kill more than 100 in Feb.

The Taliban-led attacks and conflicts claimed the lives of more than 100 people and wounded over 130 others across Afghanistan last month, according to official data.